Chapter 246 Entrusting an Orphan
With Thorin leading the way, the two of them had much easier time.
They walked for most of the night and changed torches twice. Thorin was silent the whole way. He was probably used to climbing mountains and crossing ridges, and he didn't complain of being tired.
At the darkest time before dawn, a very high mountain appeared in front of them. Thorin stopped, looked around, found a sheltered valley, and said to the two of them:
"Take a break! We'll be there after daybreak, just over the mountain."
Qin Yi looked at Thorin and didn't say much. Then they all worked together and quickly started a fire.
But Thorin ran several times, constantly picking up firewood, and then kept adding firewood to the fire, making the fire tall and big, before he stopped.
Qin Yi and Su Tong looked at each other and said nothing.
Mangpi Ridge was right in front of him, but he wanted to take a break.
We have been walking for most of the night, so it is normal to take a break.
But he picked up so much firewood...
Even though the nights are long in winter and it is only two hours before dawn, the firewood he picked up is enough to burn for the entire night.
Su Tong silently took out the dry food from the backpack, roasted it on the fire, then took an enamel jar filled with clean snow and burned it on the fire.
After the dry food was heated up, he gave some to Qin Yi and Suo Lin.
Thorin didn't hesitate, he took the dry food and started eating.
After replenishing his energy, Qin Yi put their backpacks together, then waved to Su Tong and said:
"Alan, lie down here for a while and take a rest!"
Su Tong did as he was told and took the time to rest.
When an enemy comes, they will fight him; when a flood comes, they will block it with earth; neither of them is a coward.
Thorin said nothing either, but kept adding wood to the fire.
Sure enough, half an hour later, there was movement on the mountain.
First there was the sound of someone talking, and then there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
Soon, a group of people stumbled down the mountain and appeared in sight.
The fire was big enough.
When those people saw the fire, they rushed over here as if they had seen a savior.
Su Tong had already stood up when he heard the noise, and when those people came closer, he found that they were actually "acquaintances".
The leader was a tall man who seemed to be carrying someone on his back. He staggered and looked anxious, with a very conspicuous scar on his face.
It was the "Scar Brother" whom I had just met the day before.
Scar Brother was also stunned when he saw Qin Yi and Su Tong, and then he showed joy on his face.
"Isn't this Brother Yi? Brother Yi! I'm Scar! My last name is Jiang! We just met the day before yesterday!"
Qin Yi just looked at him coldly without saying a word.
Scar turned around and carefully placed the person on his back next to the fire. He then clasped his fists towards Qin Yi and said with difficulty:
"Brother Yi! I have an unwelcome request. This is our young master. He was poisoned in the mountains and is in critical condition. Brother Yi, please help him."
Qin Yi frowned and turned to look at the person lying beside him.
He was a young man in his early twenties, dressed very fashionably, with long hair covering his eyes. But at this moment, his face was blue and his lips were pale, and it was obvious that the situation was not good.
Su Tong glanced at the man's leg, which was obviously bandaged, and said:
"Is this... a snake bite?"
Scar seemed a little surprised. He looked up at Qin Yi, then at Su Tong, gritted his teeth and said:
"Brother Yi! The day before yesterday, I was blind and offended you two. Now I really don't have any pottery shards on me, and I don't have anything to show for it!"
"But human life is at stake. Please save the young master's life first for the sake of our big boss! The big boss will definitely reward you handsomely in the future!"
Seeing Scar speak so seriously, Qin Yi and Su Tong looked at each other and both realized something was wrong.
"You mean... you think we can definitely save him!" Qin Yi asked.
Scar looked at Qin Yi seriously and saw that he looked serious and did not look like he was teasing or mocking him.
He thought for a moment and asked in confusion:
"Brother Yi! Let me ask you something. Since you are already here, you are planning to go to Ghost Crying Ridge, right? Don't you have any preparation at all?"
Su Tong asked: "Ghost Crying Ridge? Do we need to prepare anything?"
Scar was shocked: "You, you don't know that this Ghost Crying Ridge is where the Miao family breeds poisonous insects? Without perfect preparation, ordinary people can't get out even if they get in..."
At this point, his expression visibly withered...
"So you don't have the 'Qingmi Pill'?"
"Young Master——Young Master——"
There was a cry of surprise from the side.
Scarface was startled and rushed to the young man, his body trembling uncontrollably, "Young Master - you have to hold on!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Tong leaned over, flipped the man's eyelids, and took his pulse.
Scar was at a loss at the moment. Seeing that Su Tong obviously knew medical skills, he quickly asked others to move aside.
Su Tong immediately undressed the man and inserted six or seven silver needles near his heart before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Scar saw this and pretended to kowtow to Su Tong, "Please save me, young lady!"
Su Tong frowned and said, "It's no use knocking me! The silver needles can only delay the onset of the poison. Even if they can cure it, he will die before the acupuncture takes effect in his current condition!"
She glanced at Thorin, who had been sitting quietly on the other side of the fire. He clearly knew the situation on the mountain. The fire was so big, probably to prevent those poisonous creatures. But judging from his actions, it was unclear what he was thinking...
At this moment, Thorin looked up at the man on the ground coldly, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth:
"It's all your own fault!"
Scar was furious and reached out to pull out the gun from his waist.
Seeing this, the people nearby rushed forward and held him down.
The young master is in danger, and that man is obviously with this sworn brother. It is not wise to start a conflict at this time.
However, in this world, it is rare to provide timely help, but it is common to make things worse.
Just when Scar's side was in chaos, there was movement on the mountain ahead.
Halfway up the mountain, there was a faint flicker of fire.
Another person came down from the mountain.
Someone from Scar's side lowered his voice and said:
"Brother Scar! It's bad! The Black Harriers' men are coming down this way too!"
There was a gleam of ferocity in Scar's eyes, and he no longer cared about Thorin and pulled out his gun.
"Brothers! If something happens to the young master, we won't survive if we go back! The Black Harriers have cut off our financial resources and taken our medicine! We will fight them to the death!"
A dozen people here drew their guns.
Scar turned around and said to Qin Yi: "Brother Yi! Our enemies are here! You guys should stay away! Don't hurt anyone by mistake!"
It might be because Su Tong had just given him an acupuncture injection, Scar said to Su Tong:
"Miss, I hope you can help look after our young master. If we are all dead here today, I hope you can send a message to Mr. Zhang Yitian in Sichuan Province, saying that it was your province's Black Harrier who ruined our young master!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and rushed to the foot of the mountain.
There were two people guarding the young boss over there. At this moment, the two men looked at each other, moved their young boss closer to Su Tong's feet, stood up and shrank into the darkness behind, trying hard to pretend that they did not exist.
Su Tong was very confused.
Why is this person entrusting his child to someone else?
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